Richard Comerford

Senior Technical Editor Richard Comerford is responsible for Electronic Products’ coverage of RF & µWave components, sensors & transducers, test & measurement, and packaging & enclosures. He is an electrical engineer who has spent more than thirty years of his career writing about electronics for major industry publications, and served as a professional consultant for many test & measurement projects. Prior to entering the publishing industry, he was an engineer for the Sperry Systems Management group working on the U.S. Polaris/Poseidon/Trident Ship’s Inertial Navigation System.

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